POSITION: MOUD Nurse Practitioner
SCHEDULE: Full-Time 40 Hours Per Week
FACILITY: Orleans Justice Center
LOCATION: New Orleans, LA
A Job Should be MORE than just a paycheck.
Wexford Health Sources, Inc. is one of the nation's largest correctional health care providers. Over the past 30 years, our team of dedicated clinical professionals has helped literally millions of justice-involved patients receive life-changing medical and mental health services. The majority of our patients come from marginalized or impoverished backgrounds. In many cases, our doctors, nurses, and behavioral health professionals represent the patient's first experience with quality, compassionate health care.
We heal and rehabilitate thousands of incarcerated patients every day. When you join Wexford Health, you do more than just further your career. You also become part of a team-a family-whose mission is to care for patients that cannot care for themselves. You change lives. You make a difference. If you are looking for a position that empowers you to do MORE... then look at Wexford Health.
BENEFITS
Wexford Health offers a competitive benefits package including:
- Performance check-ins with annual merit increase
- Generous paid-time off program that combines vacation and sick leave
- Paid holidays
- Comprehensive health insurance through BlueCross BlueShield
- Dental and Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement saving plan
- Company-paid short-term disability
- Healthcare and dependent care spending account
- Continuing education options
POSITION SUMMARY
The Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner (PA/NP) provides a broad range of services including the assessment, identification and treatment of medical concerns, health education to patients, and illness and injury prevention. The PA/NP also acts as a consultant to the nursing staff. The incumbent is responsible for delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation; directs and guides ancillary personnel, while maintaining standards of professional nursing.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assesses patient/inmate's medical status and assists the Medical Director and Physician with patient health management as required.
- Orders appropriate diagnostic tests and procedures to effectively diagnose and treat the patient's health condition.
- Actively participates in the evaluation and monitoring of patients with use disorders, specifically opioid use disorder.
- Ensures treatment of patients with addictive diseases, specifically, opioid use disorder is in keeping with the community standard of care.
- Draws blood specimens for testing and performing other comparable procedures when personnel that customarily perform these procedures are not available.
- Initiates referrals to other members of the health care team, monitors the schedule of patients for special tests.
- Provides leadership to RNs and LPNs and other nursing paraprofessionals in patient care as related to medical aspects of patient care.
- Counsels inmate-patients on preventative care, medical problems, and use of prescribed treatment.
- Performs routine wound care, minor surgical procedures, and dressing changes.
- Establishes individualized treatment plans and ensures the continuity of care for inmates requiring on-going health care services.
- Utilizes the SOAP charting format to document pertinent inmate information in chronological order in the health record.
- Prepares patients for and performs or assists in special treatments, procedures and examinations.
- Makes infirmary rounds, housing rounds and staff the screening areas as requested.
- Performs historical and physical examinations.
- Maintains the confidentiality of inmate records.
- Make suggestions for improving work conditions to the Medical Director and Health Services Administrator.
- Assists with the orientation of new employees as requested or assigned.
- Participates in the training of Wexford/facility personnel on medical health as required per NCCHC and ACA standards, as applicable.
- Respects dignity and confidentiality of patients.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
The following requirements list the minimum to qualify. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted.
LICENSURE: Current, unrestricted Louisiana Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license required. Current Louisiana Controlled Substance license. Current DEA license.
CERTIFICATION: Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant certification required. Current CPR Certification
EDUCATION: Graduate of college/university Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant program
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Minimum two (2) years of clinical experience; correctional healthcare experience a plus
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